Plug for web comics part 1: Sluggy Freelance

Thanks to mentions in some John Ringo books (he's having a Red Shirt contest now, for those who might be interested in some literary immortality), I found Sluggy Freelance. It took quite a while to work my way through the archives, but I keep current with it now. This comic has been running for over ten years, and has two NPR interviews (one & two) to prove it. I don't always love an individual strip (not a huge fan of some of the parodies), but overall it's a lot of fun. Every day I head over and check out the new madness; it's become a part of my routine.

Sluggy Freelance revolves around a cast of characters including Torg (web designer), Riff (mad inventor), Zoe (babe next door), Aylee (alien), Bun-Bun (mini-lop rabbit seen above), Kiki (hyper ferret), Gwynn (bungling witch of sorts), and others who come and go as the stories progress. Creator Pete Abrams has parodied Harry Potter several times, various sci-fi classics, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Wikipedia as a decent summary. The strip is a mad mix of sci-fi, fantasy, social satire, and general absurdity. It's pure geeky fun.